Fire Breaks Out at Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Plant

Smoke comes out from a Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical plant in the Jinshan district of Shanghai on June 18, 2022, in a still from video. Reuters/Screenshot via The Epoch Times

A fire broke out at a Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd. plant in Shanghai early on Saturday, killing one person, the company said.

Roaring fire was seen engulfing part of a sprawling factory, emitting columns of thick black smoke, in a video by the fire department showed.